No less significant than international pressures are the constraints

Question

No less significant than  international pressures are the constraints that domestic culture and ideology impose on decision making by national political figures.

A. No less significant than
B. The things that are just as significant as
C. Just like the significant
D. Not lesser than the significance of
E. What are as significant as

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icodriansky · Answer

Whats the problem with answer B?

Karan0912 · Answer

It is not as concise as Option A.

szcz · Answer

I think the problem with option B and option E is that both change the meaning ever so slightly. Both the options intend to say constraints are as significant as international pressures whereas option A says that constraints could be more significant than international pressures as well.

donu · Answer

You can't really refer to "pressures" as "the things". They aren't things.

wickedvikram · Answer

Bunuel  Could you please explain the answer. I got this right but on very flimsy grounds.

szcz · Answer

This is how i got to the correct option. 
First of all the intended meaning of the sentence is that the constraints that domestic culture and ideology impose are equal or more than the constraints that international pressures impose. Once we understand this, the question becomes pretty straightforward.

B. The things that are just as significant as - This option changes the meaning. Refer to the intended meaning.
C. Just like the significant - Just like does not exist in gmat vocabulary
D. Not lesser than the significance of -Llesser does not exist either.
E. What are as significant as - This option also changes the meaning.

Further in option B and E, using "what" and "the things" is not appropriate.

wickedvikram · Answer

Thanks szcz . I didn't know or have forgotten about "lesser than" and thought that there must be something I missed. That overwhelmed me

Bunuel · Answer

KAPLAN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION

(A)

Step 1: Read the Original Sentence Carefully, Looking for Errors

Because a comparison is made, check whether the comparison is valid. The original sentence contains a slightly unusual construction, but it is correct.

Step 2: Scan and Group the Answer Choices

There are no splits here, but be on the lookout for answer choices that alter the comparison in any way.

Step 3: Eliminate Choices Until Only One Remains

The original sentence appears to make a valid comparison between “international pressures” and “constraints,” so (A) is correct. Eliminate (B) and (E) for being unnecessarily wordy. Eliminate (C) because it changes the meaning of the sentence slightly by leaving out the idea that the constraints are equally significant. Finally, eliminate (D) because it compares “significance” with “constraints.”

No less significant than international pressures are the constraints

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